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LIMA, Peru — Police in Peru say they’ve arrested a 59-year-old man wanted in Ohio for an alleged
Ponzi scheme in which $65 million was raised from at least 800 investors in the United States and
Latin America more than a decade ago.

The FBI says Bartoli has been wanted since 2003 for crimes including securities fraud, wire
fraud and money laundering.

An FBI wanted notice posted online says he operated Cyprus Funds Inc., out of Doylestown,
Ohio, from 1995-1999, channeling most of the money invested for his personal use and preying on
people including retirees.

The FBI said one of Bartoli’s partners died and others served prison terms.